~ For I, The Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, "Fear not, I am the one who helps you." -Isaiah 41:13

Monthly Archives: June 2016

Sundays are hard days for my family. It seems as though we are always late, no matter how much I plan and prepare the night before. I’m usually still dropping the kids off to their various classes when the service starts. We did get to Church earlier this past Sunday, but I still missed the beginning of the service. I’ve come to accept the way things are and just make the best of it. In my rush to make it to Church, I’m always frazzled when we arrive, and it takes me a little while to calm down once everyone is in their classes. Continue reading →

Over the last couple of weeks we have been sick with a stomach bug . . . not something I would wish on anyone . . . especially a family with 6 kids! I wasn’t worried too much when only one child was complaining of not feeling well and not wanting to eat. We had several days of them feeling puny one at a time . . . it was easy to deal with and whichever child it was seemed to recover quickly and easily. It was when I had 2 violently ill at the same time that I knew I was in trouble. Did I mention that our new home has carpet in the bedrooms??? Well, I was scrambling to keep the children out of their beds – we made pallets all over the living room floor and rounded up several trash cans to hug when the need arose. It was when my 1 year old got sick that I started to panic! My 4 year old was very close to being dehydrated, and I was trying hard to keep him from needing an Emergency Room visit (which we managed to avoid). I knew that the little one would be more vulnerable to dehydration than any of the rest of us! My stress level went through the roof and I started praying like crazy. Continue reading →